There is no doubting the peril the prime minister was in, but while Labour MPs have decided to stick with him, his future is far from certain.
Monday was probably Sir Keir Starmer's toughest day as prime minister - but arguably, it became one of his best.
There is no doubting the "peril" he was in, nor that Labour MPs "looked over the precipice" and considered ditching the prime minister.
After all, those are the words of Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, on BBC Breakfast this morning.
The question of whether Labour MPs wanted to stick with Sir Keir was answered.
But there are plenty of other unanswered questions.
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